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The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of

In which one of the following Union Territories, do the people of the Onge tribe live?

Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of magical charms and spells?

Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?

Match List I (Books) with List II (Authors) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

1. S. Radhakrishnan 2. V. V. Giri 3. N. Sanjiva Reddy 4. R. Venkataraman

List I A. My Presidential Years B. The Hindu View of Life C. Voice of Conscience D. Without Fear or Favour

List II

Who among the following is well known as an exponent of flute?

Consider the following statements:

1. Hema Malini is the Chairperson of the Children's Film Society, India.
2. Yash Chopra is the Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification of India.
3. Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand have all been recipients of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The Islamic Calendar is twelve days shorter than the Gregorian Calendar
2. The Islamic Calendar began in AD 632
3. The Gregorian Calendar is a solar calendar

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following international language

1. Arabic
2. French
3. Spanish The correct sequence of the language given above in the decreasing order of the number of their speakers is

Which of the following authors won the Booker Prize twice?